The Flags of the World site says that the French flag was used for the Confederation of the Rhine. Member states did use their own flags, but the Confederation itself used the French one. Using the French flag does not necessarily imply that the Confederation was part of France. 52 Pickup 10:46, 9 May 2007 (UTC).
The members of the confederation were German princes ( ) formerly within the. They were later joined by 19 others, altogether ruling a total of over 15 million subjects providing a significant strategic advantage to the French Empire on its eastern frontier by providing a separation between France and the two largest German states, and Austria, to the east, which were not members of the Confederation of the Rhine.Napoleon sought to consolidate the modernizing achievements of the revolution, but he wanted the soldiers and supplies these subject states could provide for his wars.
Napoleon required it to supply 63,000 troops to his army. The success of the Confederation depended on Napoleon's success in battle; it collapsed when he lost the in 1813.
Confederationof the Rhine1806-1813TheConfederation of the Rhine was formed in 1806 when 16 German minorstates decided to throw their nations' futures in with and ally themselves with France.